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As a spin off from the thread "Team Rest", I would be interested in hearing: As a team truck, when it comes to loading and unloading freight, especially the labor intensive WG, Elite, or whatever your carrier calls it loads, do you handle the task as a team or solo? Technically one driver is...

It is fun seeing the different avatars and screen names used by members of this forum. After seeing Paid Vacationer's avatar and thinking about Terry's reponse regarding my screen name when I first posted here, I thought it would be fun and interesting to pose the following question: What is...

How often does your carrier dispatch you on a round trip or return load? Is it dispatched as one or two individual loads? If dispatched as one load, do you get paid full rate on the miles both ways? We are on a round trip that started Thursday and will be completed tonight once we return to...

I'm interested in hearing how the current economy has affected your deadhead miles this year. What is your breakpoint when it comes to your deadhead percentage? Also, if you are a team truck is your carrier running you on team or solo miles on a regularly basis this year? I'm not asking that...

As the US economy flounders, so are many parts of the world being affected! While delivering at a LARGE transatlantic cargo carrier customer that we service, the question of "are you staying busy" came up in the conversation. We gave our usual answer of "we're holding our own thankyou" only...

Would you as an experienced driver be willing to go back in a training truck as a "student driver". What are your feelings about being "trained" by a driver with less experience and years on the road than you? As a husband/wife team are you willing to split up for a minimum of six months to a...

Thought it would be interesting to hear how many times during your expedite/driving carreer you have had a K-nine cab search? This meaning the bomb/drug sniffing dog actually placed inside your cab and sleeper to conduct a search. If so where did this take place? Were you ok with this...

As expediters we all have opportunities to transport unique types of freight that common carriers never see. Many times its based on the value of the freight or the special handling required in loading and transporting the freight. Today we had the pleasure of delivering pieces of history to...

Based on the photo below, are we delivering a model of a well known city that was loaded on our deck by the model maker, or was it trick photography on my part? Based on the skyline of the city, which city is it?

According to Fox News today, FedEx has postponed an order for 30 new cargo jets at a price of $225,000,000 each to be built. The report did not say if they were for replacements of aging aircraft in their fleet or an expansion to their fleet count. This postponement is due to potential changes...

For the sake of national security I will not disclose the locations on this forum, but will refer to them only as secured areas. What exactly are TSA employees looking for when you are being inspected at the gate prior to entering a secured area to load or unload? What have they been...

You know those owner's manuals that we all hate to read word for word, page by page. Well the below link is exactly why it is soooo important that you do just that before turning the key and starting the engine! Tragic as this could have been there is some humor here to. Enjoy the photos! Also...

Health is of particular concern to those of us out on the road. So after just reading the results of a resent study posted in the Health Day News a new concern has made its presence known. Fat Neck. Yes the study indicates that a fat neck may be an indicator of future heart trouble according to...

In our field of expedited freight there is whats know as the dreaded NAKED ENGINE! Yep, thats right, siting there in all its glory with not a stitch on in.LOL Normally they are wrapped in a shipping bag that we tarp over. The shipping bag not only protects the engine, it also helps protect...

Now I'm not going to get on here and preach about the bad economy and how its going to affect your bottom line, or how my financial statis will make the difference in how I survive these hard economic times and you may not. I'm here to talk about everyones safety through this tanking economy...

This question is for those of us that cannot park our rigs in our yard while on home time or vacation. Where do you end up parking? In a nearby truckstop lot, a storage lot, a shopping center parking lot, an RV park, or other? Do you feel that as you drive away your truck will be safe until you...

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My wife wanted a bigger one. I on the otherhand was fine with the smaller one, or so I thought. She continued her quest for a bigger one until I finally agreed. After getting a bigger one, only then was I able to realized how much I was missing with the smaller one. Size does matter! Got your...

Below are two GE CFM-56 engines just loaded on our deck at GE in the Dallas/Fort Worth area bound for Chile. We delivered them to Miami International Airport to be loaded onto a cargo jet and flown to their final destination. Once arriving at MIA, airport security escorts us into the cargo...

On Friday morning about 6:30 am a panther showed up and stopped in front of our T/T while we were parked at our favorite layover spot on Florida's Alligator Alley. Its the rest area at the 36 mm. Before I could get dressed and go outside, it was gone. I did see the driver get out of his...